INS was a 23rd century news agency.
History and specifics[]
In the early 2260s decade, INS released a news story covering a terrorist incident in Obbia, Somalia in which rebels from Tanzania seized an aircraft with 312 passengers. A rescue mission led to the death of United States of Africa Army Captain Jomo Murumbi. INS interviewed movie star Kendra Porter, who was among the passengers. (TOS reference: Star Trek II Biographies)